Twin Column Tomb

Twin Column Tomb
Chosŏn'gŭl
쌍기둥무덤
Revised RomanizationSsanggidungmudeom
McCune–ReischauerSsanggidungmudŏm
Alternative name
Chosŏn'gŭl
쌍영총
Hancha
雙楹塚
Revised RomanizationSsangyeongchong
McCune–ReischauerSsangyŏngch'ong

The Twin Column Tomb (Korean: 쌍기둥무덤) is a two-chambered burial tomb dating from Koguryo period. It is located in Nampo, North Korea. It is listed as a National Treasure of North Korea for the painting on the north wall of the back chamber.[1] The tomb was discovered by the Japanese during their occupation of the Korean Peninsula.[2]

At the Korea International War Crimes Tribunal in June 2001, the DPRK alleged that US Forces used the tomb "to lock up and torture our innocent civilians, during which the frescos were ruthlessly destroyed".[3]

  1. ^ "Twin Pillars Tomb". University of Pennsylvania. 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Chua, Pei Jun (Jermaine) (2011). "III. UNESCO: bringing Koguryo heritage to the international stage". The Making of China's Koguryo: Political Motivations and Cultural Strategies in the Borderlands (PDF) (M.A.). National University of Singapore. Retrieved January 2, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Investigation Committee, National Front for Democratic Unification (June 2001). "2. Report from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on U.S. War Crimes During the Korean War. IV. Plunder of Cultural Treasures and the People's Property". iacenter.org. International Action Center. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.